It is that time of year again! The officers of the SVFD are pleased to announce that Santa will be visiting the Somers area on December 19th 2020. This event like all of 2020 will be different than years past and we will be doing our best to remain as socially distant as possible. Even a pandemic can’t stop Santa!
This morning was just incredible. An awesome turn out from Boy Scout Troops 228 and 376, in addition to our brethren from the Yorktown Fire Department. Apologies for not getting the names and team photo in between the rain drops and trees. Today we may have achieved a Guinness World Record; we unloaded over 700 trees in 30 minutes. Thank you to the wonderful Somers community for helping us produce ... (Full Story & Photos)
On Friday November 13th 2020, New York State Senator Harckham stopped by the Lincolndale Firehouse to deliver an Ambu-Stat fogging machine to Chief Mackey and EMS Captain D’Angelone. This equipment is vital to decontaminate our ambulances after transporting patients to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Thank you to Senator Harckham for helping us obtain this critical equipment to keep our emergency ... (Full Story & Photos)
Senator Harckham with EMS Captain D'Angelone and Chief Mackey
At 4:23pm on October 22nd the SVFD was dispatched to a residence in the preserves for an animal rescue. It was reported that a dog had fallen into a confined space in the house. SVFD members and Somers Police worked together to locate and begin rescuing the dog who was trapped inside a HVAC duct in the basement. SVFD members disassembled the duct work and began searching for the dog. It was discovered ... (Full Story & Photos)
On Friday September 4th 2020 a small ceremony was held to take 4 SVFD members off of probation. Due to the pandemic the usual process could not be completed but these members deserve recognition. Promoted to full active members were Firefighters Nick Latella (Badge #399) Firefighter/EMT Brian Lieberman (#400) Firefighter Rocco Latella (#401) and Firefighter Clint Loretta-Catucci Jr.(#402).
Pictured from L to R: Chief of Department Jon Mackey, Firefighter Loretta-Catucci Jr., Firefighter B. Lieberman, Firefighter/Junior Corp Advisor Shannon Mackey, Firefighter R. Latella, Engineer N. Latella, 2nd Assistant Chief Greg Lucia
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